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  Racial Bias in North Carolina’s Absentee Ballot Witness Requirement

  Some counties overcome the cumbersome state requirement with voter education. Others don't.

  Nov 2, 2020
  November 2, 2020

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

  Fellow
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  Supreme Court Allows Pennsylvania Extension to Count Ballots, For Now

  Three justices said they could return to the Pennsylvania ruling after Election Day.

  Oct 30, 2020
  October 30, 2020

  Hayat Norimine

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/hayatnorimine/

  
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  Can Battleground States Count Every Absentee Vote?

  The biggest hurdles to counting eligible absentee ballots in 18 tipping point states.

  Oct 30, 2020
  Hayat Norimine

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/hayatnorimine/

  
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  A Win for Voters: Alaska Drops Its Witness Signature Requirement

  The rule was ineffective and inconvenient—and dangerous during a pandemic.

  Oct 28, 2020
  October 28, 2020

  Jeannette Lee

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/jeannette-lee/

  

  Alaska Research Director
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  Ballot Tracking for All Voters Would Take Oregon and Washington Elections Up A Notch

  5 states offer statewide comprehensive tracking. Oregon and Washington could too.

  Oct 23, 2020
  October 23, 2020

  Hayat Norimine

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/hayatnorimine/

  
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  North Carolina’s Witness Rule Favors White Voters

  Black voters' absentee ballots are three times more likely to be rejected.

  Oct 8, 2020
  October 8, 2020

  Zane Gustafson

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/zanegustafson/

  
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  Will Ballot Postmarks Become 2020’s Hanging Chads?

  The US Postal Service’s practices and varying state laws create uncertainty about whether some ballots will be counted.

  Oct 6, 2020
  October 6, 2020

  Hayat Norimine

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/hayatnorimine/

  
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  Pennsylvania Prevails on Absentee Voting Access

  Court rules Pennsylvania can count votes arriving after Election Day and offer more drop boxes.

  Sep 18, 2020
  September 18, 2020

  Hayat Norimine

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/hayatnorimine/

  
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  Can Swing States Handle the Absentee Spike?

  Most battleground states are well-prepared. Early ballot processing is key.

  Sep 18, 2020
  Hayat Norimine

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/hayatnorimine/

  
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  Pennsylvania’s Tight Deadlines Threaten Thousands of Absentee Votes 

  Of 8,700 mailed ballots rejected in the 2018 midterm, 94 percent were due to missing a deadline.

  Sep 15, 2020
  September 15, 2020

  Hayat Norimine

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/hayatnorimine/

  
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